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DoJ seizes $15 billion in Bitcoin from Cambodian fraudster who ran 'pig butchering' scam using forced labor — accused could face 40 years in prison following department's biggest ever crypto confiscation

The DoJ has seized $15 billion in Bitcoin, thought to be proceeds from a 'pig butchering' scam run from forced-labor compounds in Cambodia.

Tom’s Hardware

Trans jail ban sparks outrage amid inmate safety debate

Trans women inmates in male prisons will suffer yet more physical and sexual assaults now a territory has barred them from female jails, rights groups say.

AAP

Raila Odinga: Kenya's Perennial Opposition Leader

Raila Amolo Odinga, whose death at 80 was announced on Wednesday, spent most of his adult life in politics, including eight years in prison as a pro-democracy campaigner -- but never achieved his goal of becoming Kenya's president, despite five attempts.

International Business Times

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Man kills, SAs, and eats a Dutch student in Paris but walks free, never serving prison time. He spends decades as a Japanese celebrity with no remorse

Somehow the cannibalistic murderer never saw a jail cell.

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Gaza doctor who became face of medical struggle remains in Israeli detention

Over 100 medical professionals are still held

The Independent UK

The mysterious fate of a serial killer who spent decades hunting down criminals before becoming a YouTube star

Brazil's most prolific serial killer served just 34 years.

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Real-life Roofman robber ‘warm and optimistic person’, says Channing Tatum

The movie tells the true story of US Army veteran-turned-robber Jeffrey Manchester, who hid in a Toys R Us store after escaping prison.

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Grim milestone for state's Indigenous deaths in custody

Twelve Indigenous people have died in custody in NSW in 2025, the highest number ever recorded in a single year, with less than two months to go in the calendar

AAP

Lawyers seek release date for man after conviction overturned in Etan Patz disappearance case

Lawyers for a man whose conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz was recently overturned asked a judge on Tuesday to set a date for his release from prison if prosecutors don’t decide soon to hold a new trial

The Independent UK

Diddy Reportedly 'Agitated and Paranoid' After Trump Snubs: 'He Thought He'd Be Out in Weeks'

Sean "Diddy" Combs is reportedly struggling behind bars, as insiders claim the disgraced rapper is "agitated and paranoid" with little chance of receiving a pardon from Donald Trump.

International Business Times

Sex predator dubbed 'Notting Hill Rapist' recommended for open prison

Anthony MacLean was jailed for life in 1989 after being found guilty of a series of rapes and sexual assaults

Evening Standard

‘Cruellest forms of torture’: freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail

Men who were held in Nafha prison say they were brutally beaten, bound at the hands and feet, verbally abused, allowed to contract fungal and skin diseases, and assaulted with loud music for up to two days straight

The Guardian - UK

PM's groundsman jailed for attack on murder victim's dad outside Old Bailey

Jeffrey Johnson, 24, admitted to the ‘disgraceful’ attack outside the Old Bailey courthouse

Evening Standard

Ghislaine Maxwell's Prison Warden Warns Inmates: 'Threaten Her And You'll Be Shipped Out'

Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer to Federal Prison Camp Bryan led to a warden-led 'town meeting' warning inmates that threats or talking to the press could bring transfer to a higher-security facility; DOJ interview transcripts and congressional letters now frame oversight demands.

International Business Times UK

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Euronews

Iran sentences two French citizens to a combined 63 years in prison for spying

The pair were named as Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who were detained in Iran in 2022 on charges France called "unjustified and unfounded".

Radio France Internationale

Iranian court sentences two French nationals to 31 and 32 years for spying

An Iranian lower court has handed heavy prison sentences to two French citizens charged with spying for France and Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday. The announcement comes a week after Paris and Tehran indicated progress in talks to release them.

The Guardian - US

‘Shattered my whole world’: the wild story behind stranger-than-fiction drama Roofman

Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst lead the acclaimed new comedy drama about an escaped prisoner hiding in a toy store and deceiving a local woman

Latin Times

Prominent Cuban Dissident Exiled To The U.S. Claims Conditions Are Given To 'End The Tyranny' In Havana

Prominent Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer said conditions are given for the "end of the tyranny" in Havana and called on U.S. President Donald Trump for help

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Evening Standard

Small boat migrant in angry court tirade at Nigel Farage when jailed for threatening to kill Reform UK leader

Fayaz Khan gave false details after arriving in the UK by small boat to hide his criminal past of knife crime, threats, and violence

The Independent UK

Ian Watkins murder accused refuses to attend hearing on prison video link

One of two inmates accused of murdering former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins at HMP Wakefield refused to attend his first Crown Court appearance on video link from the jail.

The Independent UK

The Latest: Gaza ceasefire holds as questions loom over next steps in US plan

The tenuous ceasefire in Gaza is holding after the release of the last living hostages and Palestinian prisoners

Evening Standard

One of Ian Watkins murder accused refuses to attend hearing on prison video link

Rashid Gedel, 25, who was referred to as Rico Gedel in court, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, are charged with murdering Ian Watkins at HMP Wakefield.

The Independent UK

South Florida matriarch sentenced to life in prison for hired killing of her ex-son-in-law

The matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family who was convicted in the hired killing of her former son-in-law has been sentenced to life in prison

The Independent UK

Florida grandma sobs and swears her innocence in court as she faces life in prison for son-in-law’s murder plot

The 75-year-old was convicted last month of masterminding the 2014 murder of Dan Markel

Latin Times

Imprisoned Tren de Aragua Founder Asks to Take Part in Colombia's Peace Effort Aimed at Disarming Criminal Organizations

One of the founders of the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua, has formally asked President Gustavo Petro's government to allow the organization to join the country's peace negotiations intended to dismantle armed and criminal groups.

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